Connecticut western news., 1887-04-20
THE JUMBO LAWSUIT.
WHY BARNUM WANTS $1OO,OOO FOR THE ELEPHANTS LOSS.
How Jumbo was Killed After Saw
 ing the Baby Elephant.

Jumbo was killed at St. Thomas, Canada, on the night of September 15, 1885, and was 24 years old at the time of his death. He was 8 wonderfully intelligent and sagacious ami nal, and was known throughout the civilized world as the largest living curiosity of the ami mai kingdom. He was captured in Africa when only four years old, and in June, 1865, was taken to the Geological Gardens, Regent Park, London, England, where for nearly twenty years he was a favorite with every vis- itor to the garden. He was the children's es pecial delight, and never seemed more happy than when he had half dozen on his back.
 The Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson combin- ed show or ''The Greatest Show on Earth, /" as it was called, left Rouses Point, N.Y., Jan. 21 1885, with forty-eight cars, on an extended tour. The train arrived at St. Thomas, Cana da,. on the morning of Sept. 15 of that year. and switched on side track. Just at the point where the train stopped the road had been graded nearly ten feet higher than the level, which caused steep enbankment on both sides of the track In unloading the an- imals they were compelled to walk along the been made by the disconnected train, and led down the embankment. The circus tent had been pitched short distance to the north of where the train was switched, and was sur rounded by high board fence.
 All the elephants had been put into the cars  elephant, to which Jumbo had from it's birth taken great liking. He always felt more contented when the baby was near him. Sud denly and without warning freight train was heard laundering along from the east. Hardly had the sound reached the ears of the people when the headlight from the engine shot around bend in the road. Arkenstall, who first saw the train, yelled to Scott at the top of his lungs, Scott, for Gods sake turn Jumbo. Here comes a train!"
 Jumbo was facing toward the coming train. Scott tried to drive him down the embank- ment, but it looked too steep for him and he would not go. Catching him by the trunk and one tusk he faced Jumbo about. The train was then within hundred yards of them. Jumbo, realizing the peril he was in, first stopped long enough to pick the baby elephant up with his trunk, threw 1t down the embank- the opening in he train. His ears were pricked up and he whistled frightfully. The two keepers ran beside him. He was within a few feet of the opening when the freight train crashed down upon him and struck him in the hind quarters. He was thrown between the main track and the switch, and fell on his side, his head falling underneath some flat fractured. His keeper ran to his side, and thinking that he was more scared than hurt tried to revive him by pouring water down his throat But he was dying.
 The force of the collision was so great that the engine, tender and forward trucks of the first freight car were thrown from the track Both the fireman and engineer had jumped from the engine just before the collision and saved themselves. The engineer said he wal running a 'swlld cat" train, or train running on no schedule t'me, and did not see the ele phant until he was right on him. Queen ant Gipsy were thrown down the embankment, bu rece.ved no serious injuries. The baby ele Dlant'S leg was broken,